I've never left a salon with great or even decent looking curls. They have only been successful blowdrying it straight. If they attempt to use a diffuser it would just look and feel horrible. The last cut I had was by a lady "who specialized in curly hair". She played with my hair so much while she was diffusing that it looked like she took a brush to it after it was dry. I came home and hopped right into the shower LOL